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Choices : an introduction to decision theory / Michael D. Resnik.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Resnik, Michael D.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Decision making.
- Statistical decision.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (238 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c1987.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Provides a broad yet rigorous introduction to the fundamentals of decision theory (the collection of mathematical, logical, and philosophical theories of decision making by rational individuals) that pays particular attention to matters of philosophical and logical interest.
- Contents:
- CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Decisions under Ignorance; Chapter 3 Decisions under Risk: Probability; Chapter 4 Decisions under Risk: Utility; Chapter 5 Game Theory; Chapter 6 Social Choices; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8166-8231-3
- OCLC:
- 171126485
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